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Johann Reinhold Forster

João Reinhold Forster

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Main article Forster (Johann Reinhold) Entry on the German botanist Johann Reinhold Forster, who with his son Georg visited Funchal in 1772 on Captain Cook's second voyage and collected Madeiran plants.

German botanist who, with his son Georg, visited Funchal in July 1772 on Captain Cook's second voyage and collected Madeiran plants, observing 96 species.

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Scientific expeditions — Naturalist on Cook's second voyage who made botanical observations in Madeira in 1772.
Cook (James) — Naturalist of Cook's second voyage who observed 96 plants in Madeira in 1772.

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1772
Captain James Cook arrived at Funchal in the Resolution on his second voyage, accompanied by the botanists Forster; he recorded large numbers of Black and mulatto people in Madeira.
1797
Johann Reinhold Forster's Herbarium Australe, treating some Madeiran plants, was published.

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